Maharadscha

German

Etymology

19th century, from English maharaja, from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmahaˈʁaːdʒa/ (prescriptive standard; very rare)
• IPA^(key): /ˌmahaˈʁadʒa/ (somewhat more common)
• IPA^(key): /ˌmahaˈʁatʃa/ (usual)

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• IPA^(key): /ˌmaːˈʁatʃa/ (casual contraction)
• While most northern and central German speakers as well as some southern speakers do distinguish /dʒ/ from /tʃ/, it is the unusual position after a short vowel that makes the /tʃ/-form more common in this particular word. (As indicated, the prescribed long vowel is very unusual in practice.)

Noun

Maharadscha m (strong, genitive Maharadschas or Maharadscha, plural Maharadschas or Maharadscha)

1. maharaja (Indian ruler)

Declension

Declension of Maharadscha [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Maharadscha	die	Maharadschas, Maharadscha
genitive	eines	des	Maharadschas, Maharadscha	der	Maharadschas, Maharadscha
dative	einem	dem	Maharadscha	den	Maharadschas, Maharadscha
accusative	einen	den	Maharadscha	die	Maharadschas, Maharadscha